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it is raised about four inches from the ground by the two 
stands which are nailed to the bottom, and has a sloping 
alighting board in front (which may be nailed to the front 
stand, or used as a separate movable part), to facilitate the 
entrance of any bees that may fall short of the flat floor-board 
when returning laden to the hive. A convenient entrance, 
which can be enlarged or contracted at pleasure, 1s provided 
by cutting a V shaped piece out of the surface at the front end 
of the board, to a depth of 2 inch. The wide part of the 
depression so formed is at the outer edge, joining the sloping 
alighting board ; the angular end is five inches back towards 
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Fig, 38.—_TW0-STORY LANGSTROTH HIVE. 
the centre of the board. When the back of the brood chamber 
is flush with the back of the floor-board, the entrance for the 
bees is quite closed ; according as the hive is shoved forward 
the length of the opening is of course increased, and can be 
easily fixed to suit all requirements. The roof fits down upon 
either the brood chamber or any of the supers, in the same 
way as these are made to fit one on the other. The ends area 
couple of inches higher in the centre than at each side, so that 
the covering boards, which are made to project two inches in 
front and rear, and an inch and a half at the sides, slope to 
each side, and cast off the drops of rain. Ventilation oe r 
vided for by two round holes, one in each end of the oa fe 
which are protected by pieces of wire gauze or perforated Bi 
